Chapter 2 - Witch Meets a Red-Eyed Child (1/2)
Chapter 2: Witch Meets a Red-Eyed Child
I must have written the wrong address. Was it returned, then? The distance from Sorrent, where I am, to the capital of Tezeba, however, takes about five days to get back and forth, even with the fastest delivery service.
What happened?
Surely, I put the dragon in a cage and secured its lock so it won’t open. Even if it was unlocked…
Noah looked down and observed the thin fluttering wings of the baby dragon.
This thing can hardly walk properly, how much more fly? It seemed something had gone wrong, and the package was returned before it even arrived in the capital.
Still, she wondered how the baby dragon entered her house. Maybe the door was open, she thought.
Worn out, Noah tried to clear her mind with the mind-boggling questions and kindly patted the dragon’s head. “Don’t worry, I’ll make sure you return to your rightful mother.”
After rummaging her warehouse, Noah brought out an expensive, quality cage that is larger, softer, and stronger. She also grabbed a bottle, washed it clean, and filled it with warm milk to ease the baby dragon’s hunger and quench its thirst on the way.
“Yes, is this the post office?”
Noah turned the telephone on and connected to the post office and applied for a premium express delivery service with an especially doubled amount. The shipping map this time was confirmed correctly:
The capital, Tezeba, No. 35 in Ezet, the Countess Valtalere.
“Keee!” The cage shook as the dragon twisted and turned inside. Noah was clueless.
“Baby! Just a little! Hang in there!”
The dragon wailed.
“This time, we’ll be in the capital in two days! Understand?”
Tears welled up in the baby dragon’s dark, red eyes. Her heart sank at the sight. Noah hesitated for a while but eventually opened the lid of the cage slightly.
“This is something I treasure, and I am giving it to you.”
Goodbye, my limited edition nightcap. Goodbye, sweet child who almost disrupted my peaceful life. Go to your mother and grow up full of love!